SRI VIDYANIKETHAN PU COLLEGE

I PUC
PREPARATORY EXAMINATION
ECONOMICS

TIME: 3 HOURS MAX MARKS: 100

I CHOOSE THE CORRECT THE ANSWER 1X5 =5

1. Economic is the study of mankind in _____ of life

a. The ordinary business
b. The weekly business
c. Special business
d. Extraordinary business
2. The frequency distribution of two variables is known as
a. Univariate classification
b. Bivariate classification
c. Multivariate classification
d. None of the above
3. Railway transport was introduced in India in the year
a. 1835
b. 1776
c. 1850
d. 1853
4. In pre-independent period India, he was the first to discuss the concept of poverty
a. Dadabai Navroji
b. Gopalkrishna Gokhale
c. Vinobha Bhave
d. Vinobabai
5. GDP stands for
a. Gross Domestic product
b. Gross Dollor price
c. Gross domestic price
d. None of the above
II FILL IN THE BLANKS ( Any 5) 1X5 = 5
1. Third quartile & ______ percentile are the same
2. Inflation affects the _________ of common people
3. ____ is the year of second stage of demographic transition of India.
4. Chair person of planning commission _________
5. Taxes on Income of individuals is called ________.

III MATCH THE FOLLOWING 1x5=5

1. WPI a. Literacy rate
2. CPI b. Institutional source
3.Educational Acheivement c. consumer price index
4. White revolution d. Milk production
5. NABARD e. Whole sale price Index

IV ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN ONE SENTENCE 1x5=5

1. What is Dispersion
2. Why od we need statistical tools
3. Identify the state, which has achieved excellency in Literacy
4. Expand C.N.G.
5. Give the meaning of infant mortality rate
SECTION B
V ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN 2 OR 3 SENTENCES( Any 4) 4X3 =12
1. Write the differences between census & sample survey
2. What are four kinds of classification used in tabulation
3. What is median? How do you compute it?
4. Write the merits of Arithmetic mean.
VI ANSWER IN 4 SENTENCES ( ANY 5) 3X5 =15
1. What was the objective of economic policies pursued by the colonial Govt. of India
2. Mention the economic activities confined to public sector in pre independence
India
3. What is Fiscal policy
4. What are indicators of Educational achievement in a country
5. What is the meaning of Global Burden of diseases?
6. Write any 2 threats to environment in our country?
SECTION - C
VII ANSWER THE FOLLOWING (Any 3) 3X5=15

1. Briefly explain how statistics help to study economics

2. The monthly income of 7 families in a certain are given below
Familes A B C D E F G
Income 30 70 60 100 200 150 300
Calculate Arithmetic mean by direct & assumed mean method
3. Calculate Quartile deviation
District 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Rice 22 29 12 23 18 15 12 34 18 12

4. Draw scatter diagram & interpret

X 1 2 3 4 5 6
Y 2 4 6 8 10 12
VIII Answer any 4 in 12 sentences 6x4 = 24
1. Give the meaning & importance of small -scale industries
2. Write a note on WTO
3. Briefly explain the financial sector
4. Role of Infrastructure in the development of modern economics
5. What similar development strategies have India & Pakistan follows for their
respective development paths
SECTION – D
IX Anwer any 2 7X2=14
1. Prepare a list of causes of Land degradation in India
2. Assume you are a research student & your are asked to conduct a sample survey
about mid day meals programme in schools. Prepare a good questionnaire to
support your survey
3. Identify forma& informal worker
1. Petty shop owner
2. Tailor
3. Police
4. Revenue inspector
5. Agricultural labour
6. A street Vendor
7. Government hospital Nurse